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as in emptiness
the quality or state of being empty
the stark bareness of the refrigerator suggested it was time to go shopping
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as in nudity
the state of having no clothes on one's body
as she encountered more and more nude people at the resort, she became less conscious of her own bareness
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Recent Examples of bareness
Di Felice makes very sexy clothes, but at times the bareness crosses the line between aspirationally hot and inconceivably bare.
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
Clothes felt sensuous without overt sexuality and bareness.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 Mar. 2026
Clothes felt sensuous without overt sexuality and bareness.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bareness
Noun
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Over time, this creates a sense of emptiness, a lack of purpose and significance.—
Arthur C. Brooks
March 22,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The tens of thousands of conference attendees who surged into downtown San Jose this week provided a stark contrast to the typical daytime emptiness, and highlighted the otherwise sluggish recovery of the city’s economically vital conference and convention business.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No nudity, though, and no dance.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Creator and host Eric André took the late-night talk show, a TV genre with all-too-familiar conventions, and twisted it beyond recognition with harrowing celebrity interviews, person-on-the-street stunts, jump-scare pranks, and gratuitous nudity.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Also present this weekend was Joan Semmel—a painter focused on sexuality, a surprising take on nudes, and her own aging body—a friend of my mother’s from decades of summers spent in East Hampton’s Springs neighborhood.—
Vanessa Grigoriadis,
Vanity Fair,
10 Mar. 2026
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In ancient Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago, beautiful nudes depict both ideal women and goddesses.—
Anna Swartwood House,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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But the figurine’s nakedness could have been more practical than erotic – to show bodily changes during pregnancy, for instance.—
Anna Swartwood House,
The Conversation,
2 Mar. 2026
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Alas, a child exposed the collective delusion and the emperor’s nakedness.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Bareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bareness. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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